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Steelers offseason positional outlook: Tackles
Editor’s note: This is Part 5 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com or overthecap.com. No group on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster has more impending free agents than the tackle position. With three players set to...
AP Source: QB Deshaun Watson requests trade from Houston Texans
HOUSTON — Star quarterback Deshaun Watson has requested a trade from the Houston Texans, a person familiar with the move told the Associated Press. The person was not authorized to speak publicly about the request and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity Thursday. Watson has a no-trade...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans fire back after criticism of Ben Roethlisberger, while others demand more
Steelers and Pirates fans seem to be in a Goldilocks kind of mode this week. Some think my porridge is too hot. Some think it’s too cold. Some think I’m serving it up to the wrong people. Personally, I think it’s just right. You be the judge in this week’s...
Pitt’s football schedule features Clemson, North Carolina at Heinz Field
Pitt will play six-time College Football Playoff semifinalist and two-time champion Clemson in consecutive seasons, the second coming at Heinz Field on Oct. 23, according to the ACC schedule released Thursday morning. It will be a rematch of Pitt’s 52-17 loss at Death Valley last season. This season’s ACC schedule...
This date in sports history: January 28
1901 — The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective Association, the players’ union. 1943 — Max Bentley of the Chicago Black Hawks has four goals and three assists in a 10-1 rout of the New...
First Call: Time for Ben Roethlisberger to ‘ride off into the sunset’? Former Steelers teammate says ‘100%’
A prediction on Ben Roethlisberger’s future from a former Steelers teammate. Also, a Pittsburgh-area product has a big night in the NHL. The Baltimore Ravens are losing an assistant coach. And the Duquesne Dukes may have a freshman star on their hands. All that in a well-balanced football-basketball-hockey “First Call”...
Tim Benz: Jim Rutherford’s ‘personal reasons’ for leaving Penguins resulting in public speculation
The sudden departure of general manager Jim Rutherford from the Pittsburgh Penguins organization raises an always delicate question for the sports media. And for fans on social media, too, for that matter. Hey, I’ve got a column. You’ve got a Twitter account. A lot of us have podcasts and YouTube...
Shakeup on 2nd line helps snap Evgeni Malkin, Jason Zucker out of scoring funk
The Pittsburgh Penguins looked to spark their second line by simplifying the game, with a directive from coach Mike Sullivan to put pucks on the net, crash the crease and make good things happen. Sullivan shook up the second line by putting Kasperi Kapanen on Evgeni Malkin’s right wing, opposite...
AP sources: Michael Strahan tests positive for covid-19
Pro Football Hall of Famer and “Good Morning America” host Michael Strahan tested positive for covid-19 and is self-quarantining, according to people familiar with the situation. Strahan is currently not experiencing any severe symptoms from covid-19. The people spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because of...
E.J. Liddell’s late FTs lift Ohio State over Penn State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — E.J. Liddell scored 22 points, including the tiebreaking free throws with 59.7 seconds left, and No. 13 Ohio State held off Penn State, 83-79, on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes (13-4, 7-4 Big Ten) squandered a 12-point first-half lead but rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second...
Former WPIAL champ, Point Park standout Max Kaminsky to coach La Roche men’s golf
It wasn’t all that long ago Max Kaminsky was celebrating a WPIAL golf championship as a freshman at Serra Catholic, the first ninth-grade boy to win a district title. Or, when he was qualifying for NAIA nationals as a long-hitting frontman at Point Park. His game matured fast and so...
Never a dull moment: Highlights of Jim Rutherford’s time with the Penguins
When he was introduced as general manager in 2014, Jim Rutherford had some modest expectations for how long he would remain with the Penguins. He even suggested his tenure would be two or three years and one of the team’s assistant general managers would take over. He eventually walked that...
Buccaneers fans set to cheer inside, outside Super Bowl stadium
TAMPA, Fla. — Warren Sapp wishes fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could pack the stands for the first Super Bowl played in a host team’s home stadium. Because of coronavirus pandemic concerns, the NFL’s decision to limit capacity to 22,000 at Raymond James Stadium and soaring prices for a...
McIlroy looking for win, U.S. Open prep at Torrey PinesVideo
SAN DIEGO — Rory McIlroy is playing the Farmers Insurance Open for just the third time, looking for his first tour victory since 2019 while getting a feel for the course that will host the U.S. Open in June. With seven-time winner Tiger Woods missing one of his favorite tournaments...
Duquesne basketball bounces back to rout Fordham
Duquesne’s 86-62 victory against Fordham on Wednesday night in the Bronx serendipitously coincided with Chad Baker’s 21st birthday. He scored 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from beyond the 3-point line (23 overall) to help the Dukes rout Fordham in a game that was not as close as the 24-point margin...
TE Jason Witten says he’s retiring again after 17th season
DALLAS — Jason Witten said he is retiring again, apparently for good this time. The longtime Dallas Cowboys tight end who spent his final season with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020 told ESPN on Wednesday that he was walking away “knowing that for 17 seasons I gave it my...
Retirement age? Super Bowl coaches Arians, Reid just getting startedVideo
There’s no retirement age in the NFL, and that’s a good thing for Super Bowl-bound Kansas City and Tampa Bay. Andy Reid and Bruce Arians are two of the league’s five oldest coaches. Reid is closing in on 63, and Arians turned 68 in October. They have a combined 55...
Seahawks say Chad Wheeler ‘no longer with the team’ after arrest on suspicion of felony domestic violenceVideo
SEATTLE — Chad Wheeler, a backup offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks for parts of the past two seasons, will not be back with the team in 2021 following an arrest over the weekend on suspicion of felony domestic violence, the team confirmed Wednesday. Wheeler was arrested early Saturday morning...
For Pitt, more shots for Justin Champagnie could translate into more wins
Pitt’s Justin Champagnie believes he has the cure for what has been ailing his team, losers of two games in a row after an encouraging 4-1 start to the ACC season. “We have to get in the gym,” he said. Which is what Champagnie has done throughout his basketball-playing life,...
Penguins sign veteran defenseman Yannick Weber
The Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday signed defenseman Yannick Weber to a one-year deal worth $700,000, the NHL’s minimum salary. He must clear waivers by noon Thursday to formally join the team. Weber joins a team that has been besieged by injuries, particularly on the blue line. The 32-year-old has spent...
Hurricanes set to return from covid-19 pause, postponementsVideo
The Carolina Hurricanes played just three games this season before having to shut down workouts and postpone four games because of covid-19 concerns. They returned to practice this week and are set to play Thursday against Tampa Bay in what amounts to a second try at starting the season, although...
Jim Rutherford’s success as Penguins GM built through second chances
Jim Rutherford believed in second chances. He was willing to give castoffs and misfits second chances in the name of making his teams better. After all, he was given a second chance. A few weeks after the Carolina Hurricanes gently pushed him out of the general manager’s office in spring...
Penn State football lands Harvard grad transfer OG Eric Wilson for 2021 season
Penn State football landed a commitment from Harvard graduate transfer guard Eric Wilson, who made the announcement via Twitter on Wednesday morning. “A lot can happen in a few months, especially in 2020,” he wrote on Twitter. “Unexpected changes have led me to commit to Penn State where I will...
Jim Rutherford resigns as Penguins GM, Patrik Allvin to serve as interim as club starts search
Jim Rutherford has resigned as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, citing personal reasons, the team announced Wednesday afternoon in a news release. Assistant general manager Patrik Allvin has been promoted to interim general manager. The search for a new GM will begin immediately, the team said. “It has been...
Steelers offseason positional outlook: Tight ends
Editor’s note: This is Part 4 of a 12-part series breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers at each position in the offseason. All salary cap information courtesy spotrac.com or overthecap.com: After their tight ends finished with the NFL’s fewest receiving yards in 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran Eric Ebron in...
